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New York Law Journal

Attorney-Client Privilege in the Global Economy

Lawyers involved in planning cross-border transactions and those litigating subsequent disputes need to be cognizant of what privileges apply in all relevant jurisdictions and take steps to ensure that communications will be protected in each jurisdiction.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Baker McKenzie Sues IRS for Details on Plans to Crackdown on Partnerships

"Because I represent taxpayers examined by the IRS, I have a compelling need to understand how the IRS plans to impose on my clients so that I can effectively advise them and protect their rights," Baker McKenzie partner George Clarke said in a previous Freedom of Information Act request.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Trusts & Estates and Wealth Management Special Section 2024

This year's Trusts & Estates and Wealth Management Special Section runs the gamut. It includes articles about prenups and divorce, elder fraud, the SECURE Act, the Corporate Transparency Act, and much more.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Determines Wife's Online Tax Account Creation Does Not Bind Husband to Arbitration Agreement

"While Sessoms's 'permission' that Krysta 'prepare [his] tax returns' could implicitly grant her actual authority to assent to the 2020 Terms of Service on his behalf, a rational factfinder could conclude otherwise," U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Guess What? Voters Hate Taxes

"The electorate and the legislature share the state's lawmaking power, so the electorate's power to propose and adopt tax laws is at least as broad as the legislature's," write David A. Carrillo and Stephen M. Duvernay of the California Constitution Center at Berkeley Law.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Bracewell Expands Energy Team With Winston Tax Partner

Winston & Strawn tax partner Dean Hinderliter moved to Bracewell in Dallas on Monday, where he expects to do an increasing amount of work on the new tax credit for clean energy projects.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Weil's Energy Sector Expansion Continues With Lateral Partner From Bracewell

Steven Lorch is the fifth energy partner to join the firm in the past year.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Litter-Generating Tax Appeal Awaits Certification Over 'Constitutional Questions of Taxing and Spending'

"The Appellate Division's decision is wrong, and if allowed to stand, sets a dangerous precedent. It invites more and more of New Jersey's government to operate in the shadows—collecting taxes and fees and spending that revenue outside a transparent annual appropriation process," Cargill's petition said.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Winston, Vinson & Elkins, Chamberlain Hrdlicka Hire Partners in Hot Practices

Winston & Strawn and Vinson & Elkins hire partners working in energy and infrastructure, while Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry hired a former Internal Revenue Service commissioner.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

IRS Brings Aboard Chief Counsel Who Spent Quarter-Century at EY

"You don't earn those job titles without real expertise in tax law, down to the finest details that leave most of us scratching our heads," Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden said of incoming IRS Chief Counsel Marjorie Rollinson.
2 minute read

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